Sleep Aids

Paul M. Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Megan Jensen, Pharm.D.

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DEFINITION

Insomnia is described as a subjective complaint of difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or experiencing restorative sleep that results in daytime impairment[1].
Sleep aids are class of drug used to treat insomnia short-term.

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Last updated: December 5, 2014

Citation

Kim, Paul M, and Megan Jensen. "Sleep Aids." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide, 23 September 2018, https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787151/all/Sleep_Aids. Accessed 23 September 2018.

Kim PM, Jensen M. (Published September 23, 2018). Sleep Aids. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide. Retrieved from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787151/all/Sleep_Aids

Kim, P. M., & Jensen, M. Sleep Aids. Johns Hopkins Guide. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787151/all/Sleep_Aids. Published 2018.

Kim PM, Jensen M. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide [Internet]. c2018. Sleep Aids; Johns Hopkins Guide. [cited 2018 September 23]; Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787151/all/Sleep_Aids

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